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Alberta Launches New Agency to Improve Primary Care Access Alberta is revamping its healthcare system with the creation of a new agency focused on primary care. On Tuesday, Health Minister Adriana LaGrange announced the creation of Primary Care Alberta, a spin-off from Alberta Health Services. The new healthcare body will become operational on November 1. […]

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta — The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is beginning its residential snow-clearing program on Tuesday, Oct. 15, as part of its annual Winter Maintenance Zone (WMZ) program. With warm weather continuing, the RMWB is relaxing all WMZs until further notice, meaning no on-street residential parking restrictions are in effect. The program […]

Wood Buffalo Community Foundation Grants Support Mental Health and Addictions Recovery The Wood Buffalo Community Foundation (WBCF) is handing out $294,000 in grants to five local charities. This year WBCF focused on mental health and addictions recovery in Fort McMurray. The recipients include the Pastew Detox Centre, who will invest in its pre-treatment program, and […]

Liberal Party of Canada Announces New Campaign Leadership Ahead of Federal Election. The Liberal Party of Canada has appointed veteran Liberal strategist Andrew Bevan as Campaign Director and Marjorie Michel as Deputy Campaign Director for the upcoming federal election, scheduled for October 2025. “Andrew Bevan has been a leader in moving forward progressive priorities for […]

Province to Issue Recommendations on Fort McMurray School Labour Dispute FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta — The province is set to release its recommendations to resolve a labour dispute between support staff and the Fort McMurray Public and Catholic school divisions. The Government of Alberta convened two Dispute Inquiry Boards last month after contract talks between CUPE […]

Canada and India Expel Diplomats Amid Tensions Over Criminal Investigations Diplomatic relations between Canada and India have reached a new low following a tit-for-tat expulsion of top diplomats. The move comes amid escalating tensions over the ongoing investigation into the killing of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced […]

Jewish School Targeted by Gunfire on Yom Kippur A Jewish girls’ elementary school in Toronto was struck by gunfire early Saturday morning in what many are calling a hate crime. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. Police were called to the […]

Fatal Collision Closes Highway 63 Near Range Road 192 ATHABASCA COUNTY, Alberta— A fatal collision on Thanksgiving weekend has left one person dead and briefly closed a section of Highway 63 near Range Road 192. On Sunday, Oct. 13, around 10:50 p.m.,  an SUV was travelling southbound on Highway 63 when it swerved to avoid […]

Aurora Borealis Lights Up Skies Over North America During Major Geomagnetic Storm FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta — The skies over Fort McMurray and much of North America were illuminated by the aurora borealis as one of the largest geomagnetic storms of the century took place. The storm was triggered by a coronal mass ejection (CME) from […]

STRATHCONA COUNTY, Alberta— The RCMP are warning Albertans to be cautious online as sextortion cases continue to rise. Recently, Strathcona County RCMP, just outside of Edmonton, concluded an investigation into over 30 sextortion incidents where victims were targeted through email. In each case, suspects claimed to have explicit videos of the victims viewing adult content […]